Military Archives: "H" PDF Files

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A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 by Capt. John C. Chapin, USMC Reserve (Ret.). History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., 1988. 102 pages, 37 photos, 1 illustration, 1 document, 3 maps. This history traces more than 40 years of active service by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115. Since its commissioning in July 1943, the squadron has evolved from a group of wartime beginner in SNJ-4 planes to today's frontline professionals in their F/A-18 Hornets. These decades have seen VMFA-115 on active service in the Southwest Pacific, the Philippines, China, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, Western Europe, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and on both coasts of the United States. Data for the history was drawn principally from primary sources: command diaries and chronologies; muster rolls; published historical works; and recollections of the Marines involved. Contents: Formation and Pacific Action; Philippine Combat; A Move to China; Hawaiian and Stateside Duty; Korean Combat; Back to the States; Japan-U.S. Shuttle; Vietnam Combat; Thailand Deployment; Japan Again—U.S. Again; Notes. Appendices: Chronology; Plane Chronology; Commanding Officers; Honors; Citations; Squadron Insignia; Plane Markings.

A History of Marine Attack Squadron 223 by 1st Lt. Brett A. Jones, USMC. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., 1978. 45 pages, 21 photos, 1 drawing, 2 maps. Commissioned as Marine Fighting Squadron (MF) 223 in 1942, Marine Attack Squadron 223 has a long and illustrious career of outstanding accomplishments and has produced some of the finest aviators in the history of the Marine Corps. This work sketches the achievements and personalities that have made VMA-223 such an outstanding Marine squadron. In World War II the squadron flew the Brewster F2A Buffalo, the Grumman F4F Wildcat and the Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair. The author was a member of the squadron from February 1974 to July 1975. Foreword by Brigadier General E. H. Simmons, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Director of Marine Corps History and Museums. From Birth to Guadalcanal; From the Solomons to Okinawa; A Force in Readiness: 1946-1950; Entering the Jet Age; Vietnam; The Return to Garrison; Footnotes. Appendices: Chronology; Commanding Officers; Streamer Entitlement.

A History of Marine Attack Squadron 311 by Maj. William J. Sambito, USMC. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., 1978. 80 pages, 41 photos, 2 maps, 1 illustration. The history of Marine Attack Squadron 311, the "Tomcats," is traced from its commissioning in December 1942 through three wars and several evolutions during which the unit made the transition from a fighting squadron flying propeller-driven planes to a modern attack squadron equipped with high-performance jet aircraft. The history was prepared principally from primary sources such as command diaries and chronologies, published historical works, and recollections of Marines involved. Contents: From Birth to War: 1941-1945; Post-World War II: 1946-1950; The Korean Era: 1950-1955; The Post-Korean Period: 1955-1965; The Vietnam Years: 1965-1973; Notes. Appendices: Chronology; Commanding Officers; Streamer Entitlement; Squadron Insignia.

A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 by Commander Peter B. Mersky, U.S. Navy Reserve. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., 1991. 60 pages, 40 photos, 6 illustrations, 1 table. This volume highlights the significant activities of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 during its more than 40 years of active and Reserve service. Since its commissioning in February 1943, the squadron has evolved from a group of inexperienced wartime pilots flying F4U Corsairs to today's Reservists in their F/A-18 Hornets. During World War II, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 321 enjoyed a brief, but successful, career as one of the many such units which contributed to the Allied victory in the Pacific. However, where many of its sister squadrons eventually disappeared during the postwar demobilization, VMF-321 was reborn at Naval Station Anacostia on the outskirts of the nation's capital as the first Marine Air Reserve fighter squadron, a role in which it continues to the present day. Contents: Formation and World War II Combat Operations; Rebirth as a Reserve Squadron; Korea: Impact and Individual Member Service; Anacostia to Andrews: Props to Jets; The Phantom Era; The 1980s and Beyond; Notes. Appendices: Chronology; Commanding Officers; Honors; Squadron Insignia.

A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 by Colonel Gerald R. Pitzl, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., 1987. 74 pages, 29 photos, 1 illustration, 2 maps. This publication traces the history of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (the "Death Rattlers") from its commissioning in 1943 through warfare in the Pacific in World War II, three years of combat action in the Korean War, intensive involvement in Vietnam, and a number of significant peacetime accomplishments during the 1980s. Contents: Commissioning and Preparations for Combat; Combat in the Okinawa Campaign; Post-World War II: 1946-1950; Action in Korea, 1950-1953; El Toro and the Dominican Republic Episode: 1953-1965; The Vietnam Years: 1965-1969; El Toro Again: 1969-1984; Notes. Appendices: Chronology; Commanding Officers; Honors; Glossary of Japanese Aircraft Code Names and Brief Description; Aces of VMF-323; VMF-323's Song; Squadron Insignia.